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Archives at Cornell

Graffiti

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings DO NOT USE

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Buddy Esquire papers

 Collection
Identifier: 8081
Scope and content Art work, lettering, drawings, and designs for Hip Hop party and event flyers by Buddy Esquire, "the Flyer King." The collection includes original art work and rough text layouts for his flyer designers, manuscripts and flyer design notes, two sketch books, seven binders of loose artwork containing approximately 324 original pieces, working files and partial paste-ups, a box containing approximately 500 sheets of his dry transfer letters, 82 Hip Hop flyers designed by Buddy Esquire, 59 Hip...
Dates: 1951-2011-(bulk 1978-1984).

James Top Graffiti New York archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8119
Scope and content

Audio Visual material preserves the broadcasts of Graffiti New York and other NYC area graffiti and street art events. The archive is comprised of video tapes, DVDs, event flyers, press releases, and photographs. 137 mini DV's, 6 (unknown), 106 VHF tapes, 3 Hi 8 tapes, 2 DV cam tapes; 6 (GRAFFITI NYC TV SHOW ) DVD's, approximately 50 flyers, 10 pamphlets and booklets, 3 covers, 12 press releases, 4 artist profiles, and 25 photographs.

Dates: circa 1975-present.

Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8021
Scope and content The Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection documents the origins of hip-hop as music, culture and community in the Bronx, NY, and its influence on the history of music, art, performance, and activism in America during the final third of the 20th century and beyond. The collection contains nearly 1,000 recordings (primarily LP records), textile art, books and magazines, and more than 500 original party and club flyers designed by Buddy Esquire and others. It also includes 74 candid hip hop photos...
Dates: 1975 - 2008